The Giro d'Italia returns to Naples after 9 years and pays homage to Procida

Tour of Italy in Naples
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Il Tour of Italy back to do stop in Naples, with a tribute also toProcida Island that next year will be there Italian Capital of Culture.

After 9 years of absence, this beautiful cycling competition returns to our city where important cyclists such as Coppi, Binda, Cipollini and Nibali and this time the path will be more complex than the last appointment.

Round will depart from Budapest on May 6, 2022 and will end in Verona on May 29th.

The route of the Giro d'Italia in Naples

Nine years ago the Giro only touched Posillipo and the Lungomare, but next spring it will be much longer.

The Neapolitan stage of the Giro d'Italia, in fact, will start from the Lungomare, which will also be the end of the path, and will cross i Campi Flegrei arriving also in Pozzuoli and Bacoli.

In this way we will also pay tribute to Procida, as mentioned, the great protagonist of next year, and to Monte di Procida which in 2023 will be the European Municipality of Sport.

In total they will be 149 km to go for the Neapolitan stage which takes the form of a short and intense medium mountain. It goes from Via Caracciolo to Bagnoli, Pozzuoli and Bacoli, as mentioned. From here the more demanding circuit of 19 km that will lead cyclists to Monte di Procida, a path to be covered 5 times. Eventually, they will return to Naples on the Lungomare for the final sprint.

Photo credit: Ferrari - LaPresse

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Written by Fabiana Bianchi
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